BARKING GECKO

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

52                BARKING GECKO               Underwoodisaurus milii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                    35

Also known as Thick-tailed Gecko. From the family of Carphodactylidae. Found in rocky outcrops across southern Australia. Nocturnal and shelter under rocks or in burrows during the day. Feeds on insects and small vertebrates.

WESTERN BEARDED DRAGON

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

51                 WESTERN BEARDED DRAGON               Pogona minor minor

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                        34

Now known as Dwarf Bearded Dragon. Species of agamid lizard. Found along the southwest coast and interior of WA. Widespread in sw Australia and central deserts; range includes semiarid regions such as woodland or heathland, and arid desert or coastal dunes.

MONK SNAKE

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

50               MONK SNAKE                    Suta monachus

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                12         

Also known as Hooded Snake.  

Parasuta monachus

BYNOE'S GECKO

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

49               BYNOE'S GECKO             Heteronotia binoei     

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                33

Endemic to Australia; one of least habit-specific geckos, naturally across much of country., except ACT.  Reproduces by parthenogenesis.

DESERT SKINK

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

48                  DESERT SKINK              Liopholis inornata 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                32

Also referred to as Eugenia inornata. Found in broad ban from southern WA across SA and southern NT to nw Victoria and western NSW.

Photographed in Big Desert State Forest, Victoria, January 2020

EASTERN TREE DTELLA

Photographed at Scotia Sanctuary, western NSW

47                EASTERN TREE DTELLA                   Gehyra versicolor

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                  31

Widespread from Murray Valley of northern Victoria north and east through NSW west of Dividing Range, similar areas in Queensland south of Hughenden; extends west into most of SA, and nw into southern and central NT. Found in rocky and arboreal habitats, and on buildings.

Photographed at Scotia Sanctuary, western NSW

BEADED GECKO

Photographed at Scotia Sanctuary, western NSW

46                 BEADED GECKO               Lucasium damaeum

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS            30

Endemic to Australia. Nocturnal, travelling large distances at night foraging, feeding on insects. Eyes are large and are a slit during the day but full during the night; eyes unable to be closed, covered by transparent scales which are cleaned by licking with the tongue. Found in drier arid and semi-arid parts of mainland states and territories.

BARRED WEDGESNOUT CTENOTUS

Photographed at Scotia Sanctuary, western NSW

45               BARRED WEDGESNOUT CTENOTUS                 Ctenotus schomburgkii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                      29

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

PAINTED DRAGON

Photographed in South Australia

44               PAINTED DRAGON                 Ctenophorus pictus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS               28

Lizard of Agamidae family. Endemic to drier areas of southern and central areas: se WA, across SA to nw Victoria and central west NSW. Prefer semi-arid to arid regions favouring shrublandsand hammock grasslands on sandy and saline soils.

BROAD-BANDED SAND-SWIMMER

Photographed at Scotia Sanctuary, western NSW

43                    BROAD-BANDED SAND-SWIMMER                    Eremiascincus richardsonii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                27

Found in most of WA, SA and NT to NSW (except coast and ranges) and sw Queensland. Nocturnal, burrowing in wide variety of habitat, usually sandy or loamy soils.

BURTON'S SNAKE LIZARD

Photographed at Scotia Sanctuary, western NSW

42             BURTON’S SNAKE LIZARD                    Lialis burtonis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                26

Occupies virtually all mainland Australia, except sw WA and se NSW, southern Victoria and se SA. Found in low vegetation or in ground debris in wide range of habitat. Active both by day and by night. Feeds on small lizards, especially skinks.

FRESHWATER CROCODILE

Photographed in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

41                 FRESHWATER CROCODILE                 Crocodylus johnstoni 

AUSTRALIAN CROCODILES               2

Found along the coast and hinterland of northern Australia. Usually in permanent freshwater rivers, lagoons and billabongs. Active by day, but forages mostly by night for fish, frogs, crustaceans and small reptiles, birds and mammals. 

YELLOW-BELLIED WATER SKINK

Photographed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Canberra

40              YELLOW-BELLIED WATER SKINK             Eulamprus heatwolei 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                25    

Found in n-e Victoria, through coast and tablelands of se NSW to northern tablelands NSW. Ground-dwelling lizard of open upland forests and grassland, usually margins of swamps, lagoons and creeks.

SLATER'S RING-TAILED DRAGON

39                 SLATER'S RING-TAILED DRAGON                 Ctenophorus slateri 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                24

Found in northern WA, most of NT, and western Queensland. 

FRILLED LIZARD

Photographed at Broome Bird Observatory, Western Australia, September 2016

38                 FRILLED LIZARD                 Chlamydosaurus kingii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS               23

  Found in the Kimberley region, WA, Top End, NT to Cape York Peninsula and eastern Queensland. An arboreal, diurnal lizard living in dry sclerophyll forest or woodlands. Feeds on insects and small vertebrates.  

BROAD-SHELLED RIVER TURTLE

Photographed near Wellington, NSW, October 2017

37                BROAD-SHELLED RIVER TURTLE                    Chelodina (Macrochlodina) expansa

AUSTRALIAN TURTLES AND TORTOISES                   3

Also known as Broad-shelled Snake-necked Turtle. Distributed through Murray-Darling River system of s-e Australia; distinctive population in central and coastal Queensland. Inhabits permanent streams and waterholes throughout its range, essentially a river turtle.

LACE MONITOR

Photographed in Kiola State Forest, NSW, October

36            LACE MONITOR               Varanus varius   

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                 22

Found on coast, ranges, slopes and adjacent pains of eastern and south-eastern Australia, from s-e SA to Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Large arboreal lizard, feeds on insects, reptiles and small mammals, and major predator of nesting birds; also feeds on carrion.

RAGGED SNAKE-EYED SKINK

Photographed at Parkes, NSW, October 2017

35                   RAGGED SNAKE-EYED SKINK                Cryptoblepharus pannosus    

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS              21

Interior of eastern Australia, from se SA to Gulf of Carpentaria, extending to eastern coastal areas via drylands corridors. Arboreal species, found on tree-trunks in native and urban environments, including gardens and buildings.

SOUTHERN SPINY-TAILED GECKO

Photographed at Parkes, NSW

34                 SOUTHERN SPINY-TAILED GECKO                Strophurus intermedius 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                 20  

Distribution: s-e WA, through southern SA and NT, to n-w Victoria and western NSW. Typically arboreal, but often found sheltering in spinifex or foraging on the ground in arid parts.

RINGED BROWN SNAKE

33              RINGED BROWN SNAKE                  Pseudonaja modesta

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                 11

Potentially dangerous. Found in drier parts of mainland Australia states except Victoria. Arid scrubs and scrublands, hummock grasslands. Feeds mostly on lizards.

Photographed near Bedourie, Queensland, April 2018

MARSH SNAKE

 32                 MARSH SNAKE                       Hemiaspis signata

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                   10

Also known as Black-bellied Swamp Snake. Found in coastal and near-coastal areas of eastern Australia from far northern Queensland to south coast of NSW. Wide range of habitat, usually in low-lying marshy areas but also on dry rocky ridges and wooded beach dunes. Diurnal and crepuscular. Feeds largely on skinks and frogs.

GREEN TURTLE

Photographed at Monkey Mia, Western Australia

31                GREEN TURTLE               Chelonia mydas

AUSTRALIAN TURTLES AND TORTOISES              2

Carnivorous when young, but almost entirely herbivorous when older. Abundant along tropical coasts of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.

LONG-NECKED TORTOISE

30                LONG-NECKED TORTOISE                Chelodina longicollis

AUSTRALIAN TURTLES AND TORTOISES              1

Also known as Eastern Snake-necked Turtle. Found in coastal and inland waters and wetlands of eastern continental Australia, from se SA, to eastern Queensland; introduced into Tasmania. Typically in swamps, oxbow lakes, billabongs or slow-moving rivers. Feeds on variety of aquatic organisms.

SALTWATER CROCODILE

Photographed onDaintree River, Queensland

29                 SALTWATER CROCODILE                  Crocodylus porosus 

AUSTRALIAN CROCODILES                 1

Also known as Estuarine Crocodiles. Coastal regions of northern and north-eastern Australia. Inhabitant of coastal rivers and swamps, often seen in open seas. Largely nocturnal, feeding on crustaceans, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals.

RED-BELLIED BLACK SNAKE

28              RED-BELLIED BLACK SNAKE                  Pseudechis porphyriacus

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES             9

Dangerous. Found in eastern Australia from far northern Queensland to se SA. Diurnal snake usually associated with streams, swamps and lagoons. Live-bearing. Feeds principally on frogs, but also reptiles,birds and small mammals. 

YELLOW-FACED WHIPSNAKE

Photographed at Scotia, western NSW

27                   YELLOW-FACED WHIPSNAKE                    Demansia psammophis

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES             8

 Found throughout continental Australia except tropical north. Wide range of habitat from coastal forest and heaths to drier woodlands and arid scrublands. Swift moving diurnal snake. Venomous. Feeds on small, diurnal lizards.